The Lemonade Cleanse

This was originally called the Master Cleanse, created by Stanley Boroughs (original book in .pdf). It is a method of fasting with a lemonade drink taken every hour. You know the power of fasting, but some people have too many blood sugar issues with water fasting. Using the ingredients in the Lemonade Fast supplies minerals and sugars so the body does not have those blood sugar reactions.

The Lemonade Cleanse?
Every hour, you will fill a glass with 8-10 ounces of good, pure water
ADD 1/10 of a teaspoon of cayenne (Red Pepper), organic if you can, at least 30,000 HU
ADD 2 Tablespoons of Grade B Maple Syrup
ADD 1/2 of a freshly squeezed lemon

Each evening you will need a cup of laxative tea, which you can get at some grocery stores, most health food stores.

Beginning the second morning of your fast, and every morning thereafter, you will need 30 ounces of water with 2 (two) teaspoons of sea salt in it. Drink it down in 15 minutes or less if you can. This is imperative to help flush the toxins out of the body that the body is releasing during the fast. Any detox symptoms you might get from fasting, like rash, irritable, headache, etc, is generally relieved with the morning salt water. IF you cannot drink the salt water, do another cup of the laxative tea.

That's it! Eat nothing, and take no supplements during your fast.

How many days should I fast?
The original Master Cleanse was a 10-day fast. Calm down...most people have a hard time doing that many days on a first fast. You don't have to commit to that long. BUT, if you can make it to day 4, you won't even be hungry any more and it is a piece of cake after that. A one, two even three day fast does not produce therapeutic results, meaning your body will get a little something from it, but nothing spectacular. All major health challenges tend to indicate that the person has linings, or toxic waste build-up in the colon. It takes a certain amount of days for the body to cleanse enough that it begins to release those linings (seen here) even without colemas in many cases. For some it will be day 7, but for most of the people who are not eating a diet that is primarily raw foods, it generally takes the full 10 days. But work up to it if you must. Do a couple days here and there. Remember, if you can get to day 4, you should be home free, the rest is easy.

How To Break A Fast
The greatest benefit may be lost, followed by harmful after effects, if the fast is not broken in the right way. George Bernard Shaw said, “Any fool can fast, but it takes a wise man to break a fast properly.” In fact, the best effects of a fast depend upon the dietetic management after it is broken. The longer the fast, the more care must be taken in breaking it. Raw fruit and vegetables should be the order of the next three days. If you need something more, a boiled or baked potato without butter can be introduced on the second and third day. The greatest danger lies in eating too frequently and too much at a time. After a long fast the digestive organs are in a condition of complete inactivity, and to overload them suddenly with a large amount of food may provoke acute attacks of indigestion and produce many other kinds of serious disturbances. The organs must be trained to return to normal activity gradually, beginning with very small quantities of light food.

A very helpful website for the Lemonade Diet: http://therawfoodsite.com/index.htm

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